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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Terry M. Bleizeffer, Durham, NC (US);

Nicholas C. Hawkes, Markham, CA;

Aimin Wu, Woodbridge, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/34 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer program product includes computer usable program code configured to present, on a display, a diagram. The presenting of the diagram includes presenting a first row that defines a location where objects of a first object type can be created, wherein a first ghosted object of a first object type is displayed in the first row. The first ghosted object represents a first creatable object of the first object type. The presenting of the diagram includes presenting a second row that defines a location where objects of a second object type can be created. The computer program product is configured to, responsive to a first input to create a first object of the first object type in the first row, creating the first object of the first object type.


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